On November 4, 1823, Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Marquis de Lafayette:
“For in truth, the parties of Whig and Tory are those of nature. They exist in all countries, whether called by these names, or by those of Aristocrats and democrats, . . . Ultras and Radicals, Serviles, and Liberals. The sickly, weakly, timid man fears the people, and is a tory by nature. The healthy, strong, and bold cherishes them, and is formed a whig by nature.”
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